I think there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that merely surviving Legionnaires Disease is just the first step. And now we have more evidence showing that everyday bacterial pneumonia is a walk in the park compared with its nasty cousin Legionnaires Disease (LD). A new study has just been published adding more weight to case describing impacts that Legionnaires Disease survivors might have to deal with.
The study found, when compared with bacterial pneumonia, Legionnaires Disease patients have increased risk of acute kidney injury (that is a condition where your kidneys suddenly stop working properly, ranging from minor loss of kidney function to complete kidney failure).
And also Rhabdomyolysis (rhabdo) another serious condition, when your skeletal muscles break down rapidly.
This paper adds to the body of evidence demonstrating LD is not just any typical pneumonia. Furthermore, if more evidence was need, that prevention is far better than cure.
Here is a link: https://journal.chestnet.org/action/showPdf?pii=S0012-3692%2824%2901564-2
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